Catalin CimpanuSoftpedia editor profile and review archive

I've been working for Softpedia since 2009 and spent the first years testing and reviewing scripts and CMSs for our Webscripts section. While previously I wrote news stories once in a blue moon, in 2015 I started working as a full-time news editor, addressing Web, Internet, and security topics.

My stories cover data breaches, software vulnerabilities, exploits, user privacy, hacking, the Dark Web, programming news, social media, Web technology, product launches, and a few more.

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Articles by Catalin Cimpanu:

 

UPS to Encrypt Its Laptops and Mobile Devices

UPS data leak prompts laptop encryption
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 17th, 2009
 

Two Facebook Phishing Attacks in One Day

Two distinct attacks using Facebook applications
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 17th, 2009
More Companies Monitor Outbound Emails

More Companies Monitor Outbound Emails

by Catalin Cimpanu, August 15th, 2009
50% more companies monitor employees for data leaks
 

UN Admins Leave Vulnerability Unfixed

Bureaucracy at the United Nations leaves the website opened to attacks
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 15th, 2009
 

Gumblar, the Most Widespread Virus on the Internet in Q2

Online malware attacks rise 36% in Q2
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 14th, 2009
 

LimeWire P2P Crook Gets Three Years in Jail

Online P2P identity scammer convicted to 39 months in a federal prison
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 13th, 2009
CA eTrust Anti-Virus Update Horror

CA eTrust Anti-Virus Update Horror

by Catalin Cimpanu, August 13th, 2009
CA detects itself as malware after a botched update
 

Security Flaw in eBay's Developer Program

eBay developers have been advised to immediately change their account passwords
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 13th, 2009
 

British Authorities Convict Two People for the Refusal to Decrypt Data

The first two people get convicted under the section 49 notice
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 13th, 2009
 

Elance Online Work Report

Market trends for web development and web design online work
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 12th, 2009
 

JCryption, a JavaScript Encryption Library

New JavaScript Encryption tool released
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 12th, 2009
 

Flash Cookies Used to Track User Behavior

Top websites and advertising companies use Flash cookies to store user information
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 12th, 2009
Doctype, a Q&A Website for Web Designers

Doctype, a Q&A Website for Web Designers

by Catalin Cimpanu, August 12th, 2009
Litmus launches Doctype, a community Q&A knowledge website
 

Campaign Monitor Services Under Attack

Email marketing firm crippled by hack-and-spam attacks
by Catalin Cimpanu, August 11th, 2009
 
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